Research on the Influence of Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies on English Listening Training

Bases on cognitive strategy and metacognitive strategy theory and Strategy-based Instruction (SBI), the study has adopted a descriptive design with quantitative data gathering and analyzing methods to investigate the use of cognitive and metacognitive strategies and to study and illustrate the importance of listening strategies in improving listening and show how effective metacognitive and cognitive strategies-based instruction in improving college English listening. The major contribution of the study is its demonstration of the effectiveness of SBI for college students' English listening proficiency and strategy use.